The undersigned is directed to say that the revised instructions laying down guidelines/ specifications for issue of Identity Card for pensioners have been issued vide this Department’s OM of even no. dated 12.08.2015 (copy enclosed). The matter has been reviewed further and in continuation of the aforesaid OM dated 12.08.2015, it has been decided that the Identity Card to pensioners retiring from the Central Government offices in Delhi and other Metropolitan cities/ big cities may be printed as Plastic Cards with the help of PVC Thermal Printer with 600 DPI resolutions. In case such facility for printing of Plastic Card is not available in the office from where the employee is retiring, the Pensioners Identity Card may be got printed locally from the market.

2. All Departments in the Government of India are requested to issue suitable instructions to the Offices under their control in metropolitan cities/ big cities to invariably issue Identity Card to the pensioners in accordance with the above instructions.